2015-16 Meal Plans

Loyola University Maryland is committed to offering its students the freshest and most delicious dining options. We know that academic success is linked to healthy eating and the dining options at Loyola will set you on the right course. With meal plans to suit all needs – and tastes – we are certain you will find an option that works for you. Check out the options for new students, discover the idealMEAL, and learn about the meal plan zones today!

First-Year & Sophomores

All first-year and sophomore students living in one of the University’s residence halls are required to participate in a meal plan. We offer by the week plans and by the semester plans, both of which offer a set number of meal swipe options as well as meal points. This year, the 9 + 325 Meal Plan is the standard meal plan into which all students are enrolled if they do not select a preference. The meal plan prices reflected below are applicable to the 2015-2016 academic year.

By the Week Plans

By the Week Plans have four different meal plan time zones. Meal plan holders are permitted to use one meal swipe in any three of the four meal zones available. Meal Zones are set-up to ensure students have meals throughout the day.

9 Meal Swipes + 325 Meal Plan Points - $1,815 per semester

Students are given the option of eating 9 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each week served in Boulder or Iggy’s.
Who should purchase this plan? This plan is great for a student with an average appetite who does not have a lot of experience with managing their meals and want to ensure they do not use all of their meal swipes too early in the day or week.

14 Meal Swipes + 300 Meal Plan Points - $2,100 per semester

Students are given the option of eating 14 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each week served in Boulder or Iggy’s.

Who should purchase this plan? This plan is ideal for the student who plans to eat the majority of their meals on campus. This student might skip a meal or two because they are eating a granola bar for breakfast or a smoothie for lunch.

19 Meal Swipes + 250 Meal Plan Points - $2,310 per semester

Students are given the option of eating 19 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each week served in Boulder or Iggy’s.

Who should purchase this plan? This plan is ideal for the students who eat often and regularly and plans to be eating at the locations where meal swipes are accepted like Iggy’s and Boulder.

By the Semester Plans

125 Meal Swipes + 325 Meal Plan Points - $1,815 per semester

Students can swipe for 125 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each semester, with no restrictions, in Boulder or Iggy’s.

Who should purchase this plan? This plan is ideal for students with a small appetite who want the flexibility to eat as many meals as they would like in a day or week. Students with non-traditional schedules might appreciate this plan because they might not have time to eat on campus one week, but then plan to eat all of their meals on campus the following week.

150 Meal Swipes + 400 Meal Plan Points - $2,145 per semester

Students can swipe for 150 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each semester, with no restrictions, in Boulder or Iggy’s.

Who should purchase this plan? This plan is great for students with an average appetite who want the flexibility to eat as many meals as they would like in a day or week.

Juniors & Seniors

Juniors & Seniors can choose the Meal Points Plan, based on their class year. You may change your plan during the first full week of classes each semester by visiting www.loyola.edu/mealplan. In addition to the meal plans described above, juniors and seniors may choose from the following option:

Juniors – 1000 Meal Plan Points - $1000 per semester

Students are given 1000 points to spend at retail venues across campus.

Who should purchase this plan? Students who do not have a lot of time to eat in the dining facilities and plan to use points for quick lunches or snacks. This student might only eat one meal a day on campus. This student might also want to cook in their room and purchase groceries from Iggy’s.

Seniors – 750 Meal Plan Points - $750 per semester

Students are given 750 points to spend at retail venues across campus.

Who should purchase this plan? Students who are off-campus for internships or only on campus long enough to grab a snack or lunch a few times a week. This student might also want to cook in their room and purchase groceries from Iggy’s.

4 Meal Swipes + $425 Meal Plan Points - $1,175 per semester

Students are given the option of eating 4 meals (all you care to eat or idealMEAL) each week served in Boulder or Iggy’s.

Who should purchase this plan? Non-residential student, Junior or Senior who knows they want to eat about one meal on campus per day. They might only be on campus for one meal and then they head back to their residence hall after class. They also might have an internship off-campus and only plan to eat on-campus on the weekends.

Seniors can appeal the meal plan requirement for reasons such as financial hardship or severe food allergies. Appeals need to be submitted by April 1, 2015 by following the online instructions.

Commuters & Off-Campus Boarders

Commuters and students living off-campus are not required to participate in the meal plan, but they do have the option to choose a meal plan.

Additional information regarding meal plans:

Loyola does not have a traditional dining hall. We realize this is different from other schools, but it gives our students the opportunity to eat at several locations on campus with meal swipes and meal plan points. A meal swipe can be used for an idealMEAL swipe at Iggy's for breakfast, lunch and dinner or in Boulder for breakfast and lunch. A meal swipe can also be used in Boulder on nights and weekends for all you care to eat.